QUETTA: Young Doctors Association, President, Dr Yasir Khan on Tuesday said that they have not reached an agreement with the government after police arrested and baton-charged the doctors for protesting over non-provision of safety equipment.
The Young Doctors President demanded that the policemen involved in manhandling and arrest of medical staff should face action. The provincial health secretary and special secretary should be removed from the posts.
“Until our demands are met, no services will be provided apart from in the labour room and cardiology department”, he said.
Elaborating the demands, he said that doctors should be provided PPE, medical kits and other facilities so that they can treat the coronavirus patients.
It was learnt that there is no medical staff available to treat patients at the Civil Hospital Quetta. After the continuation of boycott, the attendants of the patients also protested.
With input from INP
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